Late-onset Neonatal Infections 1997 to 2017 Within a Cohort in Western Sweden—The Last 21 Years of a 43-Year Surveillance

The objective of the study was to assess the epidemiology of late-onset (LO) neonatal invasive infections with surveillance covering 43 years, starting from 1975. Methods: Observational epidemiologic, retrospective study including a cohort of infants born in western Sweden in 1997–2017, who had a positive blood and cerebral spinal fluid culture between 3 and 120 days of age. A comparison was made of the incidence between 1997–2007 and 2008–2017. Data on LO infections during 3–27 days of life were assessed from 1975. Results: A total of 473 cases of LO infections were registered in 437 patients. The incidence increased from 2.0 to 3.1/1000 live births (LB) between 1997–2007 and 2008–2017 (P 
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Maternal-Neonatal Reports Source Type: research